Consultation
A planning call with someone who runs a coating company
A 30–45 minute one-on-one call. Bring your numbers and your questions. You'll go through your market, your startup budget, which systems to offer, a sanity check on your pricing, and your training plan, with someone who prices, quotes and runs coating jobs today.
One-on-one call
30–45 min
- With someone who runs a coating company
- Your plan, your numbers, your questions
- Booking: Owner: calendar link, and whether calls are by phone or video
Who you talk to
Someone who runs a coating company
The call is with someone who owns and runs a coating company, so the advice on pricing, equipment and first jobs comes from someone pricing, quoting and running coating jobs today.
Owner: the name of the person on the call, the company they run (if it can be named), years in coatings, what they install, and a photo
Hands-on classes are taught by partner trainers in each state; the call is about your plan, wherever you are.
Good reasons to book
- You're about to spend real money on a grinder, a trailer or a lease.
- You've priced a job and aren't sure the number holds up.
- You can't decide between flake garages, metallic interiors or commercial work.
- You're weighing a franchise or a dealer program against going independent.
- You want a plan for what to learn next.
The agenda
What you cover on the call
Five topics, from the big money decisions to your training plan. Bring what's listed under each one and the call goes further.
Your market
Who buys coatings where you live, what floors sell for there, and how crowded it is.
Bring: Your state and city, and what two or three local installers charge if you can find it.
Your startup budget
What to buy, what to rent, and what to leave until the jobs are steady.
Bring: Your estimate from the startup cost calculator.
Which systems to offer
Flake, metallic, quartz or solid color, and garages, basements or commercial floors: what to start with and what to add later.
Bring: The jobs you want, and the ones people are asking you for.
A pricing sanity check
Whether your price per square foot and your minimum job carry your overhead.
Bring: A sample job priced with the job pricing calculator, or a quote you’ve sent.
Your training plan
What to learn next and where: the installation recordings, the business systems, time on real slabs.
Bring: What you already know how to do, and what you don’t yet.
Your questions
Anything else that's holding you back: licensing, insurance, your first hire, a slab you're unsure about. Write them down before the call.
What you leave with
A plan you can act on
- Straight answers to your questions from someone who does the work.
- A check of your startup budget: what to buy now, what to rent, what can wait.
- A check of your price per square foot and your minimum job.
- A training plan: what to learn next, online and on the slab.
- Owner: anything sent after the call (for example a written summary by text), or delete this line
You don't have to buy anything. The call is about your plan.
Get ready for the call
- Run the startup cost calculator, renting and buying the grinder.
- Price a two-car garage with the job pricing calculator. For reference, installed floors typically sell for $4–10 per sq ft.
- Check whether your state licenses coating work on the license requirements page.
- Look at the classes in and near your state.
- Write down your budget, your timing and your three biggest questions.
How to book
Book a call
Owner: the booking calendar link, and the reschedule and cancellation terms for the call (also on the refund policy page)
Until online booking opens, request a call with the form and we'll text you to set a time.
The refund policy covers rescheduling and cancellations. The call is most useful once you've run your startup numbers, and before you buy equipment, sign a lease or commit to a franchise or dealer program.
What happens on the consultation call?
A 30–45 minute one-on-one call with someone who runs a coating company. You cover your market, your startup budget, which systems to offer, a sanity check on your pricing, and your training plan.
Who will I talk to?
Someone who owns and runs a coating company, so the advice on pricing, equipment and first jobs comes from current work.
What should I have ready for the call?
Your state, your startup estimate from the startup cost calculator, the systems you’re thinking of offering and a rough budget. If you’ve already priced or quoted a job, bring that too.
When is the right time to book the call?
When you’re ready to make decisions: after you’ve run your startup numbers, and before you buy equipment, sign a lease or commit to a franchise or dealer program.
Where should I start?
Start from what you’re missing. If you need the numbers, start with the free startup cost calculator. If you need to learn the installation and the business, start with The Epoxy Playbook. If you want to talk your plan through, book a consultation. The learning paths show where to start for your situation.
Bring your numbers to the call
Run the startup cost calculator first: grinder rent or buy, dust extractor, tools, insurance, training and first materials.